NY Rangers (30-35-9) vs NJ Devils (38-33-2)
•31 March 2026 19:00 EDT
• MSG, NYC
• TV: MSGSN, MSG2 •
Rangers are back at it this evening with a tilt against the Derbils, their last of this NHL season. The Rangers lost the first two matches by the same score, 6-3, most recently on 18 March.
The Devils come into the game 6-4-0 of their last ten, win over CHI, loss to CAR and wins over NSH and DAL most recent. The Rangers are 4-5-1, two most recent wins are over FLA and CHI after a string of six losses.
Shesterkin (23-16-6, 2.55 GAA, 0.912 SV%) likely in net against Markstrom (22-17-1, 3.09 GAA, 0.884 SV%) for NJD. The Ranger skating lineup is expected the same as the prior game against FLA.
The refs today are a mystery at this writing.
On this date in history: In 2004, Mark Messier scored the last goal of his NHL career playing in his last game, a NYR home loss, 3-4, to Buffalo.
Speculative NYR lineup:
Forwards
1st line ⊳ Perreault ⋄ Zibanejad ⋄ Lafreniere
2nd line ⊳ Kartye ⋄ Miller ⋄ Sheary
3rd line ⊳ Cuylle ⋄ Trocheck ⋄ Sykora
4th line ⊳ Brodzinski ⋄ Laba ⋄ Chmelař
Defensemen
1st pair ⊳ Gavrikov ⋄ Fox
2nd pair ⊳ Fortescue ⋄ Schneider
3rd pair ⊳ Robertson ⋄ Borgen
Goalies
Starter ⊳ Shesterkin
Backup ⊳ Garand
Healthy scratch: F Edström D Iorio F Raddysh
Injured: D Vaakanainen G Quick
In the Cooler: none
Long-term IR: F Rempe (thumb)
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